Safety-razor-blade holder



' H. W. HIGLEY.

SAFETY RAZOR BLADE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2, I921.

1,383,627. Patented July 5, 1921.

I I l UNITED STATES HERMAN W. I-IIG-LEY, OF NEW YORK, N.

Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CARL H.

FOWLER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SAFETY-RAZOR-BLADE HOLDER.

Application filed February 2, 1921.

To all whom it may concern 7 Be it known that I, HERMAN 1V. HIGLEY, a citizen of the United. States, and resident of New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety-Razor-Blade Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has as its principal object to provide a device for holding safety razor blades of various kinds and sizes in position for stropping.

Another object is to provide a device constructed for holding purposes in a neat, inexpensive and effective manner.

These objects are attained by the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and'shown in the accompanying drawings, forming a material part of this disclosure, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevational View of a blade holder made in accordance with the invention, shown holding a razor blade 19.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the large brass clip holding a two-edged razor blade, with one edge exposed.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the small brass clip, shown holding Gem razor blade #19.

Fig. 1 is a sectional view, taken on a line 44 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail the numeral .10 desi nates the handle of the holder. Prefera ly made of steelor other metal, tapering and of a peculiar form as shown in the drawing, particularly fitted to the grasp of a mans hand in the act of stropping, its length being sufficient to permit the device of being conveniently manipulated by the operator, who grasps the handle firmly in one hand. The handle 10 has a straight back portion and a curved front portion forming an enlargement which is adapted to fit the. palm of the hand even when it oscillates during the stropping of a blade. The curved line as it extends from the enlargement toward the clamp 12 gradually approaches the back of the handle to a point adjacent the clamp 12 where, by a sight reverse curve, it terminates at the c mp substantially parallel with the back of the handle. From the enlargement to the tip of the handle the line defining the curve Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 441,821.

is quite pronounced and terminates at a point where the curve intersects the straight back portion to form an acute angle therewit Extending outwardly at the smaller tapered end of the handle 10, is a U shaped clamp 12, with converging sides. Its length being about two inches. Its oflice being to clamp together the wings of the brass clip which engages the razor blades.

The above described clips must be of quarter hard brass or any other suitable brass, or equivalent metal or alloy having the requisite resilience and a surface which will adhere to a steel razor blade, or frictionally grip the same, in the same manner as brass instead of steel. tained is that they bein softer than the harder steel blades will adhere to or frictionally grip and firmly hold a razor blade when pressed into the clamp without the use of projections, pins or other means of gripping the blade, something that a hard smooth steel clip will not do. The brass clips to be used should be made in different sizes but interchangeable so that the stropping device will be adapted for stropping various kinds of razor blades.

In opera ion the blade 19 is secured between the parallel sides of the clips 3 and 4 which is firmly pressed between the sides of the clamp 12, and is thereby held in position in manner which would be readily understood, the handle being grasped and operated in the usual manner in order to pass gfhe edge of the blade over an abrading surace.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a convenient implement for the purposes set forth has been disclosed. The construction and operation of which is clearly set forth.

Patented July 5, 1921.

The object obfriction gripping brass surfaces, means holding said surfaces in superposed relation, whereby a razor blade may be inserted between them, and means to urge said surfaces into frictional gripping holding engagement with the blade.

3. A razor blade holding clip having plane brass friction surfaces adapted to receive a razor blade between them and means to urge said surfaces into frictional gripping holding contact with a razor blade.

4. A blade holding clip for holding razor blades, said clip being resilient and substan tially U-shaped in cross section, the surfaces of said clip being of brass whereby a blade may be gripped within the clip and frictiona 11y retained in position by said surfaces.

5. A blade holdingclip for holding razor blades. said clip being resilient and substantially U-shaped in cross section, the surfaces of said clip beingof a metallic substance adapted to adhere to or frictionally grip a steel razor blade, whereby a razor blade may be gripped within the clip and frictionally retained in position by said surfaces.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this first day of February, A. D. 1921.

HERMAN V. HIGLEY. 

